“He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.”

“ You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little.”

“He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not, is a slave.”

“No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.”

“A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”

“Pittsburgh entered the core of my heart when I was a boy and cannot be torn out.”

“We cannot afford to lose the Negro. We have urgent need of all and more. Let us therefore turn our efforts to making the best of him. ”